noun
Meaning 1
A performance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
performing
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /pɚˈfɔɹmɪŋ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /pəˈfɔːmɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)mɪŋ
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: P ER0 F AO1 R M IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of perform
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the performance of a part or role in a drama
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: acting, playing, playacting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: activity, performing arts
Narrower terms: portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation, impersonation, method acting, method, mime, pantomime, dumb show, business, stage business, byplay, skit, hamming, overacting, heroics, reenactment, roleplaying
History
Etymology
From perform + -ing.
Real reading context